Greenpeace defends anti-mining blueprint

Greenpeace has defended leaked documents which reveal a $6 million blueprint to disrupt the development of mines and mining infrastructure.

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EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: Greenpeace has defended a $6 million battle plan to mount a series of legal challenges to Australia's booming coal export industry.

The organisation is planning to raise the money from donors in Australia and overseas.

Leaked documents show the environmental group wants to disrupt the development of new mega mines and key rail and port infrastructure by dragging coal projects through the Australian courts and encouraging landholder opposition.

JOHN HEPBURN, GREENPEACE: If the coal boom goes ahead as proposed it will push the world past a two degree limit for climate change. And we know what the negative impacts of that will be. The amount of carbon that is proposed to be exported from Australia is so large that Australians, we really have no choice but to stand up and stop this.

EMMA ALBERICI: The Minerals Council and the Coal Association refused to comment on the Greenpeace strategy.

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